Featherless chickens, laughing women and serious stories
Auteur :
Thomas, Jeannie B.
Éditeur :
Thomas, Jeannie B.
ISBN :
9780813917702
Date de publication :
31 août 1997
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
399 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
When analyzing recorded oral histories from her mother and grandmothers, Thomas noticed how inappropriate laughter often accompanied painful stories. This text applies Bakhtin's idea of carnival laughter to narratives about gender, the female body, and its significance in a nonhumourous context.